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Species · BCR 9 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Veery In Great Basin

All regionsGreat BasinForest birds

Veery in Great Basin has fallen sharply: down 62% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-62%Since 1970
32Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Veery has fallen sharply in Great Basin: down 62% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Veery in Great Basin is projected to fall about 43% by 2029 — from 0.47 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.27 (95% range 0.00–0.82). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±45.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-43%Change by 2029
0.27Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.8295% range
±45.3%Backtest error
19682029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20250.300.000.86
20260.290.000.85
20270.280.000.84
20280.280.000.83
20290.270.000.82

Routes In Great Basin

Routes recording Veery in Great Basin.
ArdenvoirWASHINGTON191987
TwispWASHINGTON152024
Blewett PassWASHINGTON132024
TonasketWASHINGTON92013
LeavenworthWASHINGTON92024
JoelIDAHO82024
Lake ChelanWASHINGTON82024
WinthropWASHINGTON72022
LeadoreIDAHO32024
NewhalemWASHINGTON32012
WilburWASHINGTON32024
GiffordIDAHO22017
SquirrelIDAHO21979
SpringfieldIDAHO21980
ReardanWASHINGTON22024
RimrockWASHINGTON22024
MazamaWASHINGTON22022
L. WenatcheeWASHINGTON22024
WaitsburgWASHINGTON22004
BakerIDAHO12014
Magic MtnIDAHO11997
AlmoIDAHO11993
ImnahaOREGON11993
JosephOREGON11975
PendletonOREGON12010

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.